Broadbill Drake Decoy, Ira D. Hudson (1873-1949)
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Ira D. Hudson (1873-1949)
Chincoteague, VA, c. 1935
13 in. long
A bold gunning decoy with a grand body, lively paint, and deeply fluted banjo tail. The excellent condition of this decoy suggests that it was never hunted, and it is possible that Bush collected it as a contemporary decoy from the maker.
The unattached wooden base bears the painted inscription "Broad-Bill (Scaup) Male / Made by Ira N. [sic] Hudson Cincoteague [sic] Virginia."
Original paint with minimal wear, some crazing mostly around wing tips and on front sides, crack along top right side.
Provenance: Walter L. Bush Collection
Collection of a New York City Museum, acquired from the above in 1953
Literature: Henry A. Fleckenstein Jr., "Decoys of the Mid-Atlantic Region," Exton, PA, 1979, p. 195, closely related decoy illustrated.
Chincoteague, VA, c. 1935
13 in. long
A bold gunning decoy with a grand body, lively paint, and deeply fluted banjo tail. The excellent condition of this decoy suggests that it was never hunted, and it is possible that Bush collected it as a contemporary decoy from the maker.
The unattached wooden base bears the painted inscription "Broad-Bill (Scaup) Male / Made by Ira N. [sic] Hudson Cincoteague [sic] Virginia."
Original paint with minimal wear, some crazing mostly around wing tips and on front sides, crack along top right side.
Provenance: Walter L. Bush Collection
Collection of a New York City Museum, acquired from the above in 1953
Literature: Henry A. Fleckenstein Jr., "Decoys of the Mid-Atlantic Region," Exton, PA, 1979, p. 195, closely related decoy illustrated.
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Broadbill Drake Decoy, Ira D. Hudson (1873-1949)
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